Jakarta –
The Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, communicated the causes and deaths of hundreds of victims The Kanjuruhan tragedy it is due to a lack of oxygen. Dedi explained that the lack of oxygen was not due to tear gas.
“Later, please confirm with the Director of Saiful Anwar Hospital. Incidentally, last Monday (3/10) I immediately visited the Saiful Anwar Hospital with the Deputy Governor (Emil Dardak, then there was the Kapolda (Inspector General Nico Afinta), then there were several officials there, “Dedi said at a press conference at the National Police Headquarters, Trunojoyo Street, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Monday (10/10/2022).
Dedi said he heard the explanations of some medical specialists who treated the victims The Kanjuruhan tragedy. Dedi said the doctors’ analysis said spectators lacked oxygen because they were pushed when they were about to leave the stadium, so they were trampled on the goalposts.
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“From the explanations of the experts, the specialists who treated the dead and the injured, the specialists in internal medicine, lung disease, liver disease and even eye disease specialists, none of them claimed that the cause of death was gas. tear gas “. .
“But the cause of death was the lack of oxygen. There was a crowd, then they were trampled, piled up, which resulted in a lack of oxygen at Doors 13, 11, 14, 3 (Kanjuruhan Stadium),” he said. continued Dedi.
Dedi previously explained that tear gas, including those used by its members The Kanjuruhan tragedy, does not turn off. Police explained that the opinion was issued by poison gas and tear gas experts.
“I also quote the opinion of a professor from Udayana University, he is an expert in the field of toxicology or poison. He said that, including by Dr. Mas Ayu Elita Hafizah, that large-scale tear gas or CS is not fatal. “Dedi said at a press conference this afternoon.
See also video: Police confirm expired tear gas in Kanjuruhan tragedy
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